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Ministry of Railways
More Oxygen Expresses on the way to Haryana, MP, Telangana and UP
Cumulative liquid medical oxygen  carried by Indian Railways reached 664 MT; 126 MT more on its way
Oxygen Expresses to Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh , Haryana  on their way
Oxygen Express Operations of Indian Railways continue to bring relief to the States
Indian Railways is continuing its Oxygen Express journey and saving many more lives. Railways is in full preparedness to run even more Oxygen Express based on the requests from State Governments.
Madhya Pradesh will receive its second Oxygen Express carrying 47.37 MT LMO from Bokaro to Sagar and Jabalpur in four tankers. Train started from Bokaro on 29 April 2021 and is currently moving uninterrupted towards its destination. Train is expected to reach its destination by today evening.
Haryana will receive its first and second Oxygen Express soon. Two trains, one from Rourkela to Haryana carrying 47.11 metric tonnes LMO in 3 tankers and another one from Angul to Haryana carrying 32 Metric tonnes in 2 tankers are on their way to their destination. These trains will deliver much needed oxygen supply to the residents of Haryana in a safe and timely manner.
Uttar Pradesh is continuously replenishing its Oxygen supply with Oxygen Express. UP will receive its 7th Oxygen Express, which is expected to start shortly from Bokaro carrying three tankers of Liquid Medical Oxygen . In order to further boost up the oxygen supply, UP Govt. has also requested to transport 10 ft ISO containers loaded with Liquid Oxygen from Jamshedpur to Lucknow. Additional planning is required to transport ISO containers and Railways Officials are currently working on the best possible options to move ISO containers safely and securely. It is expected that ISO containers carrying liquid medical oxygen will start loading on 01 May 2021 at Jamshedpur.
So far, Indian Railways has delivered more than 664 metric tonnes liquid medical oxygen  to Maharashtra , Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh  & Delhi . Haryana and Telangana will start receiving their Oxygen Express shortly.
Ministry of Power
Fact Sheet: Delhi Power Supply Position
The maximum demand of Delhi was 4707 MW  and 101.5 MU  on 12 Oct 21. As per the information received from Delhi DISCOMs, there was no outage on account of power shortage, as the required amount of power was supplied to them. The Energy offered by NTPC and DVC Stations in Million Units  to Delhi DISCOMs is as given below:
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DISCOM
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NTPC/ DVC
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Entitlement as per allocation
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Energy Offered
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Energy Drawn by DISCOM
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Ratio of Drawn/ Offered
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BYPL
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NTPC Coal
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10.72
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|
9.24
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9.21
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99.68%
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||
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DVC
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|
4.71
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|
4.61
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|
4.56
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98.76%
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||
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NTPC Gas
|
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1.23
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|
0.83
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0.21
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25.80%
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BRPL
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NTPC Coal
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20.95
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|
19.09
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19.04
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99.75%
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||
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DVC
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3.80
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|
3.79
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3.79
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100.00%
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||
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NTPC Gas
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|
2.14
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|
1.42
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|
0.41
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28.80%
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TPDDL
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NTPC Coal
|
|
19.03
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|
17.49
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|
16.91
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|
96.64%
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||
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DVC
|
|
2.66
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|
2.65
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|
2.57
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96.76%
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||
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NTPC Gas
|
|
1.49
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|
0.99
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|
0.55
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55.16%
The power supply position to Delhi to during last two weeks is as given below:
Delhi Power Supply Position during Last 2 Weeks
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Date
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Energy Reqirement / Availability
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Peak Demand / Peak Met 
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EnergyRequirement
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Energy Availability
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Surplus / Deficit 
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Peak Demand
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Peak Met
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Surplus / Deficit 
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MU
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MU
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MU
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%
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MW
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MW
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MW
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%
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27-Sep-2021
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102.6
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102.6
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0.0
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0.0
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4,877
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4,877
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|
0
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0.0
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28-Sep-2021
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|
107.5
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107.5
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
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|
5,063
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5,063
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|
0
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|
0.0
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29-Sep-2021
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109.7
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109.7
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0.0
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0.0
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5,118
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5,118
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|
0
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0.0
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30-Sep-2021
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|
110.6
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110.6
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0.0
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|
0.0
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5,174
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5,174
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|
0
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|
0.0
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01-Oct-2021
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|
111.5
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111.5
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
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|
5,150
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|
5,150
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|
0
|
|
0.0
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02-Oct-2021
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|
97.9
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|
97.9
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
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|
4,993
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|
4,993
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|
0
|
|
0.0
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03-Oct-2021
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|
101.6
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101.6
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
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|
5,053
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|
5,053
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|
0
|
|
0.0
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04-Oct-2021
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|
111.0
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|
111.0
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
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|
5,328
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|
5,328
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|
0
|
|
0.0
|
|
05-Oct-2021
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|
112.4
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|
112.4
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|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
5,349
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|
5,349
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|
0
|
|
0.0
|
|
06-Oct-2021
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|
111.0
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|
111.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
5,189
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|
5,189
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|
0
|
|
0.0
|
|
07-Oct-2021
|
|
107.0
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|
107.0
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|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
4,979
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|
4,979
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|
0
|
|
0.0
|
|
08-Oct-2021
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|
103.8
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|
103.8
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
|
|
4,839
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|
4,839
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|
0
|
|
0.0
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|
09-Oct-2021
|
|
96.9
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|
96.9
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|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
4,569
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|
4,569
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|
0
|
|
0.0
|
|
10-Oct-2021
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|
96.2
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|
96.2
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|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
4,536
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|
4,536
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|
0
|
|
0.0
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11-Oct-2021
|
|
101.1
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|
101.9
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|
0.0
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|
0.0
|
|
4,683
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|
4,683
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|
0
|
|
0.0
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|
12-Oct-2021
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|
101.5
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|
101.5
|
|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
|
4707
|
|
4707
|
|
0
|
|
0.0
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Diabetics need strict sugar control during COVID Pandemic: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Diabetics need strict sugar control during COVID Pandemic. Addressing a digital symposium of Hello Diabetes Academia 2020, he said that despite COVID, Show goes on in India and both Activity and Academia are at their best during the pandemic times. He said, COVID has prompted us to discover new norms in adversity.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, those suffering from diabetes have an immuno-comprised status, which tends to reduce their resistance and make them more vulnerable to Corona like infections as well as consequent complications. This, he said, leads to an even more vulnerable situation when a patient suffering from diabetes also has kidney involvement or diabetic-nephropathy, chronic kidney disease etc.In a situation like this, Dr Singh noted that the diabetologistshave a special responsibility towards their patients in keeping their blood sugar level strictly under control to avoid infection and at the same time educating them about precautions to be exercised.
He said, “Even though the COVID-related death rate in India has been low as compared to other countries, most of the deaths occurred here were among those Corona positive patients who were also suffering from comorbidities of chronic disorders like diabetes.”
Dr. Jitendra Singh noted even after the COVID pandemic is over, the discipline of social distancing and avoiding droplet infection will act as a safeguard against many other infections as well.
The Union Minister complimented Mentor Dr. V. Seshiah from Chennai, Dr.A.K.Das from Puducherry, Dr Shashank Joshi from Mumbai, Dr BanshiSaboo from Ahmedabad and Dr. Sunil Gupta and Dr.Kavita Gupta from Nagpur and the entire team of organisers for having brought together the best of faculty to deliberate on this important topic.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Multimedia exhibition on Azadi KA Amrit Mahotsav to be inaugurated at Panaji Bus Stand
CBC Goa, KTCL join hands to organize multimedia exhibition at Panaji Bus Stand
Goa, 12 August 2022
Central Bureau of Communication, Goa , Government of India, in association with Kadamba Transport Corporation , is organizing a multimedia exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence, at KTC Bus Stand, Panaji, on Saturday 13.08.2022.
The exhibition will be inaugurated at 11.00 AM by Navelim MLA Shri Ulhas Tuenkar, the Chairman of KTCL, and Shri M.R.M Rao, IAS, Secretary, Transport, at KTC Bus Stand.
At the exhibition, over 50 photos related to the history of India Independent Movement and the Horror of Partition will be put on display by CBC while over 40 photos depicting the 75-year journey of the country after the Independence will be displayed by KTC. There will also be audio visual components to give the public exclusive information regarding India’s Freedom Movement and the freedom fighters.
The exhibition will be open to the public till Wednesday, 17 August.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets the nation on the eve of 73rd Republic Day
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the nation on the eve of Republic Day. Following is the full text of his message -
“I convey my warm greetings and best wishes to all our citizens on the happy occasion of 73rd Republic Day.
Our constitution is our guiding light and our moral compass. It forms the very foundation on which our great nation is built and governed. The Republic Day is an appropriate occasion to reaffirm our faith in the cherished principles of liberty, equality, fraternity and justice for all, as enshrined in our Constitution. It is also an occasion to remember with profound gratitude, those freedom fighters whose selfless sacrifices led to the birth of this great Republic.
On this joyous day, let us celebrate the achievements of our Republic and solemnly resolve to dedicate ourselves towards building a peaceful, harmonious and progressive India.
Jai Hind!”
Following is the Hindi version of the message –
“मैं 73वें गणतंत्र दिवस समारोह के इस आनंदपूर्ण अवसर पर अपने देश के समस्त नागरिकों को हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ देता हूँ।
हमारा संविधान हमारा मार्गदर्शक है और हमारा नैतिक मानदंड है। यह एक ऐसा शास्त्र है जो उस नींव का निर्माण करता है जिस पर हमारा महान राष्ट्र स्थापित है और जिसके द्वारा यह महान राष्ट्र शासित होता है। गणतंत्र दिवस हमारे संविधान में प्रतिष्ठापित स्वतंत्रता, समानता, बंधुत्व और सभी के लिए न्याय के पोषित सिद्धांतों के प्रति अपनी आस्था को दोहराने का उचित अवसर है। यह उन स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को हार्दिक आभार प्रकट करते हुए याद करने का भी अवसर है जिनके नि:स्वार्थ बलिदानों से इस महान गणतंत्र का जन्म हुआ है।
आइए, इस आनंदपूर्ण दिवस पर हम अपने गणतंत्र की उपलब्धियों का गुणगान करें और शांतिपूर्ण, सामंजस्यपूर्ण और प्रगतिशील भारत का निर्माण करने की दिशा में सत्यनिष्ठा से स्वयं को समर्पित करने का संकल्प लें।
जय हिंद!”
Ministry of Defence
MHS conducts the 3rd Monsoon Musing Lecture on ‘Ancient Indian Maritime Military Expeditions’
The Maritime History Society conducted the third Monsoon Musing – Late Vice Adm MP Awati Commemorative Lecture - on 13 September 2023 at Agastya Auditorium, INHS Asvini. The guest speaker at the event was Mr Venkatesh Rangan, author, historian, and research scholar.
In his lecture titled ‘Ancient Indian Maritime Military Expeditions’, Mr Rangan spoke on the ancient Indian operational and strategic military expeditions that have lessons to offer for the present day. The lecture highlighted two ancient Indian maritime military operations of distinction; the conquest of Sri Vijaya by the Chola emperor Rajendra Chola in the 11th Century and the Chalukyan emperor’s maritime military expeditions to protect the Indian diaspora in the Al-Faw peninsula. The talk emphasised the importance of effective maritime strategies as they existed in the days of the yore and their impact on shaping successful naval operations and strategic decision-making in present times.
The guest speaker was felicitated by the Chief Guest Vice Adm Rajaram Swaminathan, AVSM, NM, DGNP . The event witnessed a diverse audience comprising naval personnel, historians, students, and maritime enthusiasts.
The recording of the talk will be posted on Maritime History Society’s social media handles at an early date.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 149.66 Cr
More than 94 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.57%
1,17,100 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 3,71,363
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.54%
With the administration of more than 94 lakh Doses  vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 149.66 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 1,59,96,534 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,03,88,661
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
97,32,783
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,83,86,788
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1,69,41,142
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,68,20,563
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
50,95,49,935
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
34,57,40,614
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
19,56,03,537
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
15,43,51,161
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
12,19,97,939
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
9,71,68,033
|
|
Total
|
|
1,49,66,81,156
30,836 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 3,43,71,845.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.57%.
1,17,100 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 3,71,363. Active cases constitute 1.05% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 15,13,377 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 68.68 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.54% and the Daily Positivity rate also reported to be 7.74%.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Five more rice mills cleared for exports to China
Five more rice mills have been cleared for exporting non-basmati rice, from India to China, taking the total to 24 rice mills. The first consignment of non-basmati rice, of 100 tonnes, was shipped to China, from Nagpur, in September this year.
In May this year, officials from China inspected rice mills that are capable of exporting non-basmati rice to China and 19 rice mills and processing units were registered for export to China.
During Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's, visit to China, in June this year, an MoU was signed between China’s General Administration of Customs and India’s Department of Agriculture on phytosanitaryrequirements for exporting rice from India to China. The 2006 protocol on phytosanitary requirements was amended to include the export of non-basmati varieties of rice from India.
China is the world’s largest producer and importer of rice and buys more than 5 MT/year. There is potential for India to export 1 MT of rice to China in a few years.India’s total rice exports increased from 10.8 MT a year earlier to 12.7 MT last fiscal. This allowed India to retain the top slot in global trade of the commodity.
Recently China also lifted the ban on import of rapeseed meal from India. The ban was imposed in 2011 and India’s export of rapeseed meal was worth USD 161 million that year. India has surplus of 500,000 tonnes of rapeseed meal to export to China every year.
Rapeseed and soybean meal are used as protein source for animal feed in China.
China has imposed tariffs of 25% on a list of American products including rapeseed meal and soybean meal in July this year and has removed tariffs on these products from five Asian countries including India.
India is keen to export agri products like rice and sugar to China in order to bridge widening trade deficit.
Special Service and Features
Bureau of Indian Standards to sign MoUs with various leading educational institutions
Bureau of Indian Standards , the National Standards Body of India, under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India will be signing a range of Memorandum of Understanding  with various leading educational institutions across the country on Friday, August 4, 2023. The MoUs will be inked between the following institutions at a ceremony to be held at the Southern Regional Office of BIS in Taramani at 12 noon on Friday.
1. University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bengaluru
2. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur
3. Vellore Institute of Technology , Chennai
4. Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu
5. KLE Technological University, Hubli, Karnataka
6. PSNA College of Engineering and Technology , Dindigul
7. College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
8. Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies , AP IIIT, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh.
The event will witness the physical participation of Shri USP Yadav, Deputy Director General , BIS, Smt G.Bhavani, Director & Head  along with the vice chancellor, chairperson and dean from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur and senior dignitaries from VIT, Chennai while the representatives of the other institutions and the heads of other branches of BIS will join virtually.
Partnership with technical and professional institutions will help them to participate in standardization activity through technical committees of the Bureau at national and international level, getting infrastructure support for R&D projects of relevance to standardization, jointly organize seminars, conferences, workshops symposia or lectures on topics of standardization and conformity assessment, exchange publications and other literature of common interest related to standardization, to introduce curricula of topics on standardization in academics, explore the possibility for setting up a Centre of Excellence in the field of standardization, testing and conformity assessment, explore the possibility of using laboratory facilities available, among others.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Uzbekistan Ambassador to India Shri. FarhodArziev called on the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi today
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to India Shri. FarhodArziev called on the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Shri PralhadJoshi in the Parliament Housetodayand expressed his countries desire for further strengthening of bilateral ties. Shri Joshi said that all diplomatic avenues can be explored for the purpose. Details of friendly relations between the two countries were elucidated by the ambassador.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
175.46 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 2,02,131
Active cases stand at 0.47%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.33%
37,901 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,21,24,284
16,051 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
76.01 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 8,31,087 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Vaccine facilities in three cities tomorrow
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will embark on a 3 city visit to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process. He will visit the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune.
As India enters a decisive phase of the fight against COVID-19, The Prime Minister’s visit to these facilities and discussions with the scientists will help him get a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap in India’s endeavour to vaccinate its citizens.
Ministry of Finance
Memorandum of Understanding between CBDT and MoMSME signed today
A formal Memorandum of Understanding  was signed today between the Central Board of Direct Taxes  and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India  for sharing of data by CBDT to MoMSME. The MoU was signed by Smt. Anu J. Singh, Principal Director General of Income Tax , CBDT and Shri. Devendra Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, MoMSME.
The MoU will facilitate seamless sharing of certain Income-tax Return  related information by the Income Tax Department to MoMSME. This data will enable MoMSME to check and classify enterprises in Micro, Small and Medium categories as per the criteria notified in the Notification No. S.O. 2119 dated 26/06/2020 of MoMSME.
The MoU comes into force from the date it was signed. Both the organisations will appoint Nodal Officer and Alternate Nodal Officers to facilitate the process of data exchange.
The MoU marks the beginning of a new era of cooperation and synergy between the CBDT and MoMSME.
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board organises “Walkathon” for promoting and celebrating Women Empowerment as a part of upcoming International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated globally on 8th March each year to celebrate achievements of women.
As a part of celebrations of upcoming International Women’s day, Railway Board and Railway Sports Promotion Board organized a “Walkathon” today i.e. on 6th March, 2023 from Rail Bhawan to Boat club and back in New Delhi for promoting and celebrating Women Empowerment. 150 women employees from Indian Railways including eminent sportspersons, frontline women employees, RPF personnel and Railway Board officers participated in the Walkathon. Ms. Anjali Goyal, Member Finance and Ms. Jaya Verma Sinha, Member Operations & Business Development, Railway Board were also present during the walkathon.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Boost to Rail connectivity in Assam
Cabinet approves doubling of New Bongaigaon - Agthori via Rangiyarailway line 
Project will traverse through Bongaigaon, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup districts
This project will generate direct employment during construction for about 34.31 lakh mandays
The total estimated cost of this project is Rs. 2042.51 crore and will be completed by 2022-23
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to construct the New Bongaigaon and Agthori via Rangiya doubling  of Northeast Frontier Railway in Assam with an estimated cost of Rs. 2042.51 crore. The project will be completed by 2022-23 and will be executed by Construction Organization of Northeast Frontier Railway.
The line capacity utilization of the section between New Bongaigaon and Agthori via Rangiya is more than 100%. Traffic on this section will further increase as Rangiya-Murkongselek Broad Gauge line has already been commissioned in 2015-16 and Bogibeel Bridge new line has been commissioned recently. To remove the existing capacity constraints of existing network and to handle the increasing freight and passenger traffic, doubling of New Bongaigaon - Agthori via Rangiya is required. Overall operative performance of New Bongaigaon - Agthori via Rangiya will improve by the doubling and congestion of section will also reduce to the great extent.
The project will ease the growing through traffic into the North East region and saving due to faster mobility through the proposed double line section. This project will also generate direct employment during construction for about 34.31 lakh mandays.
The alignment for the approved doubling from New Bongaigaon to Agthori via Rangiya  will traverse through Bongaigaon, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup districts of Assam.